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Secretary Michael (the old pen-name of Michael Laschober) is a St. Louis peace activist with a large catalog of choral compositions that have been put into the public domain and are free to download [1]

Among his major works:

"Secular Hymnal" [2] - a heavily downloaded collection of 144 secular hymns in 2 versions: "full SATB choir" or "Solo";
"Choral Dialectics" [3] - each "Dialectic" is a rational argument, battled-out chorally in 4 short movements;
"Little Machines" [4] - a collection of 28 very short mechanical works for unaccompanied mixed chorus;
"Joe Puma - Wild Choir Music" [5] - a collection of 36 secular shape-note hymns;
"Candelescence" [6] - an operetta about a young woman who sets out to be a teacher in a conflict zone (for choirs, soloists, and piano)
"Aren't We the Lucky Ones" [7] - a story about a commune of science students who find a way to thrive despite an awareness of determinism; it's a background story to the opera "Candelescence";

BIO: A graduate of the UMKC Conservatory of Music, Secretary Michael has been an elementary school teacher (teaching Science and Music in both public and private schools), a private piano teacher, the creator of "Junkyard School" (a popular assortment of afterschool programs), a choir director (Oakland Children's Chorus, St. Louis Peace Choir), a maker of weather charts (Metropolitan Weather Charts), a facilitator of science activities (St. Louis Nature Students) [8] and a longtime St. Louis concert piano tuner/technician (Academy Piano Service).

Today Michael is a volunteer leader of Botany Walks for St. Louis teachers [9], a volunteer counselor on Discord's "Determinists Support Group" for those troubled by determinism, and a composer of choral works that celebrate peace and egalitarianism [10].

See also: Secretary Michael's editor page.

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 '''Biography'''
-Secretary Michael (the old penname of Michael Laschober) is a St. Louis peace activist with a large catalog of compositions that have been put into the public domain and are free to download [http://www.machinistsunion.org/works.html].
+Secretary Michael (the old pen-name of Michael Laschober) is a St. Louis peace activist with a large catalog of choral compositions that have been put into the public domain and are free to download [https://www.acapellapeace.org/]
 Among his major works:
-"''Secular Hymnal''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/secular_hymnal.html] (SATB and Solo versions, each containing 144 secular hymns),
+*"''Secular Hymnal''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/secular_hymnal.html] - a heavily downloaded collection of 144 secular hymns in 2 versions: "full SATB choir" or "Solo";
-"''Choral Dialectics''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/choral_dialectics.html] (each dialectic is a rational argument, battled-out chorally in 4 short movements),
+*"''Choral Dialectics''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/choral_dialectics.html] - each "Dialectic" is a rational argument, battled-out chorally in 4 short movements;
-"''Little Machines''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/little_machines.html] (a collection of 28 very short mechanical works for unaccompanied mixed chorus),
+*"''Little Machines''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/little_machines.html] - a collection of 28 very short mechanical works for unaccompanied mixed chorus;
-"''Joe Puma - Wild Choir Music''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/jo_puma.html] (a collection of 36 secular shape-note hymns),
+*"''Joe Puma - Wild Choir Music''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/jo_puma.html] - a collection of 36 secular shape-note hymns;
-"''Candelescence''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/candelescence.html] (a "free peace opera" for singers and piano),
+*"''Candelescence''" [https://www.acapellapeace.org/candelescence] - an operetta about a young woman who sets out to be a teacher in a conflict zone (for choirs, soloists, and piano)
-"''Aren't We the Lucky Ones''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/arent_we_lucky.html] (The story about a commune of science students in which the young child "Twimfina" first appears. Her name is an acronym for "The World Is My Family, I'm Not Afraid". Later, as a young adult, she appears as the central figure in the opera "Candesescence").
+*"''Aren't We the Lucky Ones''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/arent_we_lucky.html] - a story about a commune of science students who find a way to thrive despite an awareness of determinism; it's a background story to the opera "Candelescence";
-BIO: A graduate of the UMKC Conservatory of Music, Secretary Michael has been an elementary school teacher (teaching Science and Music in both public and private schools), a private piano teacher, the founder of "Junkyard School" (a popular collection of afterschool programs), a choir director (Oakland Children's Chorus, St. Louis Peace Choir), a maker of weather charts (Metropolitan Weather Charts), a botany facilitator (St. Louis Nature Study Society) [http://www.stlnss.org] and a longtime St. Louis concert piano tuner/technician (Academy Piano Service).
+BIO: A graduate of the UMKC Conservatory of Music, Secretary Michael has been an elementary school teacher (teaching Science and Music in both public and private schools), a private piano teacher, the creator of "Junkyard School" (a popular assortment of afterschool programs), a choir director (Oakland Children's Chorus, St. Louis Peace Choir), a maker of weather charts (Metropolitan Weather Charts), a facilitator of science activities (St. Louis Nature Students) [http://www.stlns.org] and a longtime St. Louis concert piano tuner/technician (Academy Piano Service).
-Today Secretary Michael is a volunteer leader of Botany Walks for St. Louis teachers [http://www.stlnss.org], an advocate for secular choirs, a volunteer counselor on Discord's "Determinists Support Group" for those troubled by determinism, and a composer of choral works that celebrate peace and egalitarianism [http://www.acapellapeace.org].
+Today Michael is a volunteer leader of Botany Walks for St. Louis teachers [http://www.stlns.org], a volunteer counselor on Discord's "Determinists Support Group" for those troubled by determinism, and a composer of choral works that celebrate peace and egalitarianism [http://www.acapellapeace.org].
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